Train system



R. H. RlPPER E TRAIN SYSTEM Oct. 26 1926. 1,604,932

Filed April 5, 1926 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Tcnmmm. B

WITNESSES xNvEN ToR ATTORNEYS Oct. 26 1926. 1,604,932

R. H. RIPPERE" TRAIN SYSTEM v Filed April 5, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WITNESSES INVENTOR- ,4,/ f fijflRz'p qera /PQZM BY ATTORNEYS Patented a. 26, 1926'.

UNITED STATES PATENT ori ce.

ROBERT H. RIPPERE, 0F BRO OKLYN, NEW YORK.

TRAIN Application filed April The resent invention is concerned with means or relieving congestion on railway systems, such for instance as underground or elevated railways in large cities where the station platform space is necessarily limited. An object of the invention is to proivde a novel system whereby the carrymg capacity of the trains may lie-increased without increa'sin such latform s ace.

More specifical y an o ject of t e 1nvention is to provide a system which w1ll permitthe running of trams of greater length Platforms, and the utilization ofthan the all cars 0 such trains for loading and unloading passengers at the platforms. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, I use trains which are longer than the platforms, and cause the trains to stop at certain platforms with .the head car a considerable distance beyond the platform, and the rear car registering with the platform. At certain other latforms the train will stop with the hea car registering with the platform and the rear cars out of registration therewith.

Preferably the trains are divided into a number of sections bearing identifying means of some character, and the platforms are similarly identified. 'Thus, if the trains be divided into three sections, such for in-.

stance as a white center section and red and blue end sections, the platforms will each be divided into a white section and either a red or blue section. Thus the central section of the train will stop at every platform and the red sections and blue sections will stop at certain platforms only.

By this arrangement passengers travellin' from and and white platform to a red an white platform, will use the red cars. Passengers travelling from a blue and white platform to a blue and white platform will travel on the blue cars. The white cars may be used for travelling from any station to any other station since they will register with all stationplatforms.

Ina preferred embodiment of the invention the platforms are of a len th equal to a two-thirds of the length of the 'train', so.

that the platforms may be evenlydivided into two sections, and the train evenly divided into three sections. It will be. apparent however, that the trains may be of any length up toslightly less than twice the sYsrEu.

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length of the platform, since it will always be essential for one car of the train to stop at every latform.

. With t e above noted and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combina-\ tions and arrangements of part, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims. The invention may be more fully understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein-. v

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic brokenview of a port on of a railway system embodying the invention.

Figs. 2 and 3 are diagrammatic plan views of, the two types of station platforms to be used in the system and showing'the position of v a tram brought-to a stop at each platform.

It is to be understood at the outset that the drawings which form part of this specification are entirely schematic and illustrate the invention in its most elementary form, and that the invention may involve various modifications of the station platform arrangement shown in the drawings. In Fig 1 for instance I have shown simply onetrack 10 running from a terminal A to a terminal B, and have shown the station platforms which are associated with this particular track. As a matter of ordinary therewill be at least two tracks, and pas senger loading platforms will be associated with each track.

For purposes of illustration I have elected to show a twelve car train divided into a forward red section 12 of four cars, a white sectionilo of four cars,.and a rear blue sec tion 14 of four cars. The selection of the red, white and blue to identify the various train sections is purely arbitrary, as any identifying means, in the nature of signs or legends might be used. Between the terminals A and B of the system I have shown three stations C, D and E. The'first station C is provided with a station platform divided approximately in half to provide a red forward section 12 and a white rearsection and a rear blue section 1d. ,The platform of thdthird station 'E is similar to the plat form of station C, that is to say, provided with a forward red section 12 and a rear white section 13.

In running the train from one terminal to the other, the trains are stopped at the stations in such amanner that the identified train. sections register with the similarly identified platform sections. Thus, it will be seen that the white section 13 of the train registers with every station platform, alternately with the forward and rear ends thereof. The red train section 12 registers with alternate station platforms. That is to say, the red section 12 will register with stations C and E, but be out of alignment with station D. The blue sections 14 also are adapted to register with alternate platforms.

By virtue of this construction passengers travelling from a red station to a red station may use either'the red section of the train or the white section. Passengers travelling from a blue station to a blue station may I use either the blue section or the white sec- 7 tion. Passengers travelling from a blue stationto a red station or vice versa will necessarily use the white section of the train which stops at all stations.

It is of course recognized that in the or dinary subway system or elevated system, the platforms of different stations are not always of the same length, and it may be practical in many instances to have the entire train stop at relatively long platforms at the main junction points. It will also be evident that the alternate arrangement of similar stations is not essential, since every third station might be blue or every fourth station, and the train might carry a relatively long red section and a relatively short blue section or vice versa. ,It will also be evident that in theory only one car of the central section need stop at every platform, this car serving principally as an entrance for the end section of the train which is not aligned with any platform. Thus, passengers entering through the central section might walk through the train to either of the end sections, depending upon the particular station platform at which they desire to leave the train.

other platform section in accordance with the particular station at which they desire to leave the train. The use of the system will of course involve the use of some readofv parts described Without departing from i the invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the details set forth,-but shall consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A train system including a series of station platforms including identified sections, a train of greater length than the platforms, divided into a series of sections, identified in accordance with the platform sections and adapted to register with said platform sections.

A train system including a series of station platforms including identified sections, a train of greater length than the platforms, divided into a series of sections, identified in accordance with the platform sections and adapted to register with said platform sections, every platform including an identified section adapted to register with a similarly identified central section of the train.

3. A train system including a series of station platforms including identified sections, a train of greater length than the platforms, divided into a series of sections, identified in accordance with the platform sections and adapted to register with said platform sections, certain platforms including identified sections adapted to register with .a similarly identified end section of the train.

4. A train system including a series of station platforms includin identified ,sections, a train of greater ingth than the platforms, divided into a series of sections,

identified in accordance with the platform sections and adapted to register with said platform sections, alternate platforms including identified sections adapted to register with a similarly identified end section of thetrain.

5. A train system including a series of station platforms including identified sections, a train of greater length than the platforms, divided into a series of sections, identified in accordance with the platform sections and adapted to register with said platform sections, certain latforms being divided intotwo sections an the train being divided into three sections.

6. A train system including a series of I station platforms includingidentified sections, a train .of greater length than the platforms, divided into a series of sections, identified in accordance with the platform sections and adapted to register with said platform sections, certain platforms being divided into two sections and the train being divided into three sections, every platform including a section identified similarly to and adapted to I register with the central train section.

7. A train system including a series of station platforms including identified sections, a train of greater length than the platforms, divided into a series of sections, identified in accordance with the platform sections and adapted to register with said platform sections, certain platforms being divided into two sections and the train being divided into three sections, every platform including a section identified similarly to and adapted to register with the central train section, certain platforms including sections identified similarly to and adapted to register with one of the end train sections, the remaining platforms including sections identified similarly and adapted to register with the other end train'section.

8. A train system as described in claim 7 and wherein the registering train and platform sections are similarly colored.

9. A method of operating a train system which includes the use of'tr ains of greater length than the length of the station platforms, wherein each station platform is divided into at least two identified sections and each train is divided into at least three identified sections adapted to be brou ht into registration with similarly identified station platform sections, every platform having an identified section to register with the similarly identified central train section, and a section to register with one or the other of the end train sections, whereby said method includes stopping the trains to register the similarly identified train and platform sections, and whereby the forward section \of the trains will extend forwardly of the station platform at certain stations and the rear section of the trains will extend rearwardly of the platform atcertain other stations.

ROBERT RIPPERE. 

